This is the
twenty fourth Raaga to appear in the Guru Granth Sahib. The
composition in this raga appear on a total of 43 pages from page
numbers 1125 to 1168.
Bhairon was an important raga at the time of Guru Nanak dev ji and has
continued to retain its significance and popularity. Bhairon (not to
be confused with Bhairavi) appears in the Ragmala as husband/wife of
Bhairavi and four other raginis. Today it is the head raga for one of
the ten thatas. The "Raga Sagara", a journal of circa 8th century,
describes this raga as awe-inspiring and as expressing the "fulfilment
of the desire to worship." Mesakarna (1509) calls this morning melody
of the autumn season one of awesome grandeur.
Performed before sunrise, this raga was used by Guru Nanak dev ji,
Guru Amar Das ji, Guru Ram Das ji, and Guru Arjun dev ji for 99 hymns.
Aroh: Sa Re, Ga
Ma Pa Dha, Ni Sa
Avroh: Sa Ni, Dha Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Re Re Sa
Vadi: Dha
Samvadi: Re